Chicago Hospitals to Undergo City Fire Safety Inspections
Chicago officials order immediate inspections of all hospitals and sanatoria after ten deaths at St Luke Society Sanatorium from a Monday fire. The probe begins at Washingtonian Home and targets fire escapes, stairways, and planned improvements, under Deputy Building Commissioner Timothy O'Shea and Chief Inspector Barry.
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Chicago
City Building Department
St. Luke Society
Washingtonian Home
Timothy O'Shea
Barry
Amerika Day Kermess At Borough Park Club House
Captain Hobson attends Hollandsche Kermess in Borough Park Brookly n as Amerika Day. William C Redfield presides. Theodore A Taylor gives welcome. Festive Dutch scene features street organ windmill canalboat tulips and Dutch delicacies with vendors in period costume.
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Captain Hobson
Borough Park
Brooktyn
William C. Redfield
Theodore A Taylor
Borough Park Club
Netherlands
Holland
Peter Bogert
Standing Nuisance Aimed At Open Streetcars By West End Clubwomen
The West End Women's Republican Association debated a resolution urging reform of crowding and discomfort in streetcars. Members favored public agitation, petitions, and mass meetings to influence opinion, noting many members travel out of town during season. Copies were to be sent to city officials including the Mayor and Aldermen President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Women’s Republican Association
de Rivera
Clarence Burns
Secor Tonjes
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Board of Aldermen
Metropolitan Railway Company
Adele
K. Wilson
Edgewood Dutch Reformed Kermess Supports Church Fund
Edgewood community hosts a kermess to raise funds for the Edgewood Dutch Reformed Church of Borough Park building fund. Mrs. R B Fithian leads the Ladies Aid with cakes, lunches, and decorations, while city officials and residents attend a season's program of talks on government and informal meetings.
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William Carlisle
Edgewood
Borough Park
Women of the Place
R. B. Fithian
Ladies’ Aid Society
Edgewood House of Prayer
Fithian
Brocktyn
Brooklyn
Holland Society
Reineeree
Toane
M. Garner
Kate Cowenhoven
A. J. Titler
George A. Allen
G. L. Allen
Mortimer
Bernard Lanzeler
Reid
Henry Dull
J. W. Perkins
A. C
A. Williams
Cook
Summer Classes and Entertainments at YWCA
The weekly summer program at the YWCA No. 7 East Fifteenth offers a Monday dramatic recital by Mrs Minnie Marshnall Smith with Frank J. Smith, G Morgan Strickett, and Frederick Wheeler. Free to women and girls. Weeknight classes include physical culture music parlor games basket weaving fancy work embroidery shirt waist making and millinery.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
East Fifteenth St
Minnie Marshnall Smith
Frank J. Smith
G. Morgan Strickett
Frederick Wheeler
Vitagraph
San Francisco Council of Women Projects Sweatshop Focus
The Local Council of Women of San Francisco, though formed only a few months ago, is active with thirty affiliates. They work on Consumers’ topics including sweatshops and child labor. Americans abroad can buy The New York Tribune at European hotels and train stations.
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Council of Women of
San Francisco
Pass it on kindness and letters from T S S members
The Tribune Sunshine Society notes kindness shared among members and associates. Readers in Massachusetts New Jersey New York Indiana Illinois and Tennessee respond with letters puzzles reading material and practical gifts for fellow members and an invalid in Illinois receives an office chair as a membership fee aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5. E. Gillum
Massachusetts
Asbury Park
F. S. Lufburrow
New Jersey
Frank Thompson
Thomas Buck
Wallace Humiston
Lebbens Ferguson
Philippines
J. J. Guernsey
A. J. McQueen
Alfordsville
N. C
E. Boynton
Tennessee
Carow Thomas
George C. Dresser
Illinois
Thomas
Bishoprick
Brooklyn
Blanche Sawyer
Minnie M. Elliott
Indiana
Phillip
Little Falls
N. Y
T. S. 5S
Sunshine Society Note of Thanks From Mrs Jebb
Mrs William Jebb of 21 Manhattan Ave president of Manhattan Branch No 2 thanks the Sunshine Society for patient greetings during a long illness. She expresses gratitude for memories while housebound for over four months and hopes to resume activities soon as she improves and plans to go out again.
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William Jebb
No. 21
Manhattan Ave
Manhattan Branch No. 2
Sunshine
Sunshine Society
Sunshine carriages sought to aid poor mothers and children
Many appeals to the office for second hand baby carriages as relief for exhausted mothers in crowded tenements. The president lists two families in need and asks readers to pass on useful sunshine. A widow seeking a ten day or two week country outing for herself and two children requests help, offering to contribute a small board sum.
Gift boxes for Sun shiners delight Yonkers recipient
S L P of Yonkers New York arranged 41 Sunshine packages in an express box. Girl gifts included paper dolls furniture and pictures to color with scissors crayons and paste. Other boxes contained photogravures of paintings short stories and scrapbook envelopes suitable for invalids.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Protect the Song Birds Protect song birds from overhunting and loss
A correspondence from The Evening States highlights large shipments of mocking birds to the North and other song birds leaving the South. It argues for stronger protections to prevent extinction of these species, condemns petty hunters, and urges laws with fines and imprisonment to deter exploitation.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
South
Miss's Seven Gored Seat Tucked Skirt Pattern No 4 154
The New York Tribune Pattern Department offers Miss's Seven Gored Seat Tucked Skirt No 4 154 in ecru linen. The pattern suits wool linen and cotton fabrics for the entire frock or skirt. Yardage: 5 yards 27 in, 3 1/2 yards 34 in, or 3 yards 52 in. Send 10 cents and specify number and age.
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Seabee GaTeee
New-York Tribune
Two Women Hurt in Runaway Collisions at Mount Vernon
Mrs. Adelaide Cahn wife of Julius Cahn a Frohman manager was badly hurt in a runaway accident near Third Avenue and First Street in Mount Vernon while meeting her husband. Her coachman steadied the horses until police sent her to Mount Vernon Hospital where doctors reported scalp wounds facial cuts and leg bruises. Another runaway in Woodlawn Cemetery injured Mrs Stephenson when her horse bolted gashing a lamppost and damaging the carriage before fleeing to Mount Vernon streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Cahn
Julius Cahn
Charles Frohman
Mount Vernon
New Haven
Third-ave
First-st
T. F. Stephenson
Woodlawn
Harlem
Dr Olmsted's Election As Bishop Coadjutor
The Rev Dr Charles T Olmsted rector of St Agnes Chapel Trinity Parish has been unanimously elected Bishop Coadjutor of Central New York. If he accepts the election he will serve a region with long family ties including his Onondaga Valley born father and grandfathers, Colonel David etc.
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Charles T. Olmsted
St. Agnes Chapel
Trinity Parish
New- York
Onondaga Valley
Syracuse
David
Vicar Elected Bishop Coadjutor of Central New York
The Vicar of St. Agnes Chapel in West Ninety-first Street has been unanimously elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Central New York. Dr. Olmsted of Ridgefield Conn and Col Comfort Tyler of Ashford Conn were early settlers in the region. Olmsted, born in Cohoes, educated at Trinity College and Hobart College, served in various roles including tutor and professor before leading Grace Church Utica and Trinity Parish. He has not yet decided whether to accept the election.
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St. Agnes’s Chapel
West
Ninety-firstst
Central New York
Olmsted
Ridgefield
Conn
Comfort Tyler
Ashford
Dr. Olmsted
Cohoes
Trinity College
Hartford
St. Stephens College
Annandale
N. Y
Trinity Chapel
Trinity Parish
Grace Church
Utica
Trinty Parish
St. Agnes Chapel
Hobart College
C S Steel Answer Filed In Stock Bond Retrenchment Case
United States Steel Corp faced a suit by Miriam Berger of Sullivan County New York to enjoin converting 20 million dollars of preferred stock into bonds. Vice-Chancellor Emery ordered a preliminary restraining order and directed production of the mortgage securing the bond issue. The corporation denies violating stockholders rights and asserts majority approval and director action aligned with charter and New Jersey law. Affidavits from J P Morgan & Co officials accompany the defense. The hearing on the temporary restraining order continued awaiting further argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Miriam Berger
Sullivan County
N. Y
Emery
Newark
New Jersey
Nnance Committee
J. P. Morject
Gan & Co
J. P. Morgar
J. P. Morgan & Co
George W. Perkins
Richard Trimble
Political Women to Meet at Queens Convention
The sixth annual convention of the Queens and Nassau Counties Political Equality League will be held at the Lyceum in Queens New York today. Speakers include Mrs. William S. Nichols Mrs. C O H Craigie Mrs. Priscilla D Hackstaff Mrs. Mariana W Chapman Rev J B Demarest and Miss Kate M Gordon. Potential addresses may be given by the Rev Anna Shaw and Miss Alice Stone Blackwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queens and Nassau Counties Political Equality League
Lyceum
Queens
N. Y
William S. Nichols
C. O. H. Craigie
Priscilla D. Hackstaff
Mariana W. Chapman
Rowing crews set for Poughkeepsie contests
The crews that will take part in these annual contests will be rowed at Poughkeepsie in the near future photographed and described in next Sunday's Tribune.
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Poughkeepsie
Tribune
Big Shark Case Arrests Extend to East Side Dealers
Legal Aid Society moves to prosecute Isaac Stromberg Richard Roe and others in Kings County for extortion linked to East Side instalment dealers. J Doe, aka Big Tom, is arrested after weeks of pursuit. Marino’s Ludlow Jail case reveals mental strain from alleged contract breach and family hardship. An attempt to bribe De Rosa to withdraw the case is rejected as Tribune and Legal Aid push for grand jury action.
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Legal Aid Society
de Rosa
Clark
Kings County
East Side
The
Tribune
Isaac Stromberg
Richard Roe
John Doe
Samuel Stromberg
Isaac
Richard Ree
John Dee
Big Tom
Brooklyn
Vincenzio Marino
Ludlow Street
Marino
Strombergs
Varius
Grand Jury
Stromberg
Garbage removed by trolley in Brooklyn plan
Major Woodbury, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, nearly completes deal with Brooklyn Rapid Transit to haul ashes and garbage by trolley. Negotiations began last January, with several conferences recently. a fair trial is planned using city carts to bring refuse to stations for loading onto trolley cars and disposal at dumps.
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Major Woodbury
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn
Juror Disagrees as Hanson Carnes Case Is Postponed
In the Supreme Court the case of Frank Carnes versus Arthur N. Hanson was reassigned for trial after jurors disagreed on a verdict. Juror William Churchill claimed fellow juror William Bley refused a verdict for the defendant, citing a witness about no room No 49 at the Waldorf Astoria once used by Hanson and Carnes under the name Dr Walton.
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Supreme Court
Frank Carnes
Arthur N. Hanson
Hanson
Carnes
Walton
Bley
Churchill
Waldorf
Change in Coffee Exchange bylaws on memberships vote
The Coffee Exchange will vote on June 2 to decide a proposed bylaw change governing memberships and initiation fees. The text indicates a fee of 1000 dollars and a shift in membership limits, with existing members affecting the new cap and fee structure.
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Coffee Exchange
Board of Managers
Mount Holyoke Commencement Features Gould Honor and Dwight Gift
Miss Helen Gould will be guest of honor at Mount Holyoke College commencement next week and is an honorary senior class member. A 4 o'clock Tuesday reception honors her. Wednesday marks the Dwight Memorial Art Building dedication, funded by John Dwight of New York. Alumnae Association meets Tuesday morning with a 12:30 luncheon. The baccalaureate sermon Sunday is by Rev Joseph H Twitchell of Hartford and the Wednesday graduation oration by Professor Herbert Palmer of Harvard.
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Helen Gould
Mount Holyoke College
Dwight Memorial
John Dwight
New York
Mount Holyoke
Joseph H. Twitchell
Hartford
Herbert Palmer
Harvard University
Cornell Greeks Highlight New Buildings At Social Week
The Tribune previews Cornell University Greek letter fraternities with notes on their handsome new buildings and the social events scheduled for next week.
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Cornell
Tribune
Naval Militia Convention Opens in Baltimore
The National Naval Militia Association holds its annual meeting aboard the warship Dale in Baltimore at 10 am with about seventy five top naval reserve officers attending. Delegates from all naval militia states and major naval leaders including Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling and Captain Swift will participate in a conference on reorganization of naval militias across the Atlantic Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes.
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Baltimore
National Naval Militia Association
Warsloop Dale
Naval Reserve
Darling
United States
Atlantic and
Pacific
Great Lakes
Captain Swift
General Board
Navy Department
Rush for School Lands Opens in Texas Cities
Fort Worth June 12 More than a million acres of Texas school lands are opened after the State Supreme Court ruling that renewal of sc cel land leases was illegal. A rush follows from Sweetwater Colorado City Rosces and other points with every vehicle pressed into service as prospectors head toward the lands.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
State Supreme Court
Sweetwater
Colorado City
Rosces
Oklahoma
Teutonic Arrival Delays Manifest Sending Ship Off Balance
The White Star steamer Teutonic arrived with no manifest aboard at Queenstown customs causing unease among consignees expecting shipments. Clerks later compiled cargo details from bills of lading after the ship's mail reached the company offices. Such manifest delays are rare on transatlantic runs but more common on China voyages due to cargo discharge speed.
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Teutonic
Consignees
Queenstown
China
Building for Santos-Dumont at Brighton Beach
Plans for a building at Brighton Beach to host Santos-Dumont on his return were announced by his agent. A new Aero Club will sponsor forthcoming flights, with members including Thomas and Nikola Tesla, and quarters planned in this city. The structure will be 150 feet long, seven feet wide, and three feet high, facing the sea where entrances will open toward the open rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Santos-Dumont
Brighton Beach
The
Aero Club
Thomas
Nikola Tesla
Rev Dr Samuel D Wconnell Leaves Holy Trinity for All Souls Church
The popular rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Brooklyn has accepted a call from All Souls Church on Sixty sixth Street and Madison Avenue Manhattan. A sketch of the rector with views of his new church will appear in next Sunday’s Tribune. He receives 2509 dollars from the trolley company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
All Souls’ Church
Madison
Manhattan
Roctor
Tribune
Jury Verdict Awards Record Damages to Yonkers Girl
A White Plains jury awarded Mildred Sutton eight, the largest verdict for a child against a corporation in a damages suit. The Yonkers girl was injured when a trolley car struck her while retrieving a glove near the Yonkers line. Her leg fractured and she sustained a head injury amid claims the motorman failed to stop.
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Supreme Court
White Plains
Mildred Sutton
Yonkers
Railroad Company
Steel firms argue pig iron price is too high
United States Steel Corporation operates nine percent of pig iron supply with the rest from Shenango and Mahoning furnaces. Prices reportedly rose from 19 75 to 1 a ton, a move the company calls excessive. About a month earlier executives agreed on a 639 ton three months supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Shenango
Mahoning
Steel Corporation
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Tribune Sunshine Society
Miss
Central New-York
C. S. Steel
DR. Woodbury
Cornell University
Naval Militia Convention
Santos-Dumont
Samuel D. Wconnell
Trolley Company
London
England
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Tminster Abbey
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